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The Supreme Court of Mexico has ruled that the growing, possession and smoking of marijuana for recreational purposes is legal – but only for the four plaintiffs in the case it considered. Five justices ruled 4-1 in favour of the argument that smoking marijuana is a right under “free development

Darragh Mackin A Belfast solicitor has called for an inquest into the killing of INLA member Thomas Trainor, who was shot dead by the UVF in 1978.

Frances Fitzgerald TD The Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD has today welcomed the signature by Ireland of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, known as the Istanbul Convention.

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin The Oireachtas justice committee has unanimously recommended the effective decriminalisation of drug possession for personal use in a landmark report published today.

Brendan McGuigan A report into Northern Ireland's high security Maghaberry Prison has described it as the most dangerous prison ever inspected by Her Majesty's Chief Inspectorate of Prisons in England and Wales.

Re-possession proceedings against a Dublin couple were struck out at the Circuit Civil Court yesterday after a judge refused to amend the proceedings to remove references to a dead defendant, the Irish Independent reports. AIB Mortgage Bank, which issued proceedings against Richard Birchall and Anne

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Dermot Conway A maritime lawyer has threatened to take legal action against the Guardian newspaper after it made allegations of widespread labour exploitation in the Irish fishing industry.

Mary Lawlor Almost 120 human rights activists have arrived in Dublin for a three-day conference where they can share experiences and learn from each other.

A gardaí event aimed at improving access to justice for deaf victims of crime in Cork has been praised by an academic studying how deaf people interact with the criminal justice process. Chief Superintendent Gerard Dillane of Cork North Garda Division delivered a seminar at Cork Deaf Club using a s

Essential work costing up to €100,000 was carried out on the glass roof of Dundalk Court House over the October bank holiday weekend. A spokesperson for the Courts Service of Ireland told the ‎Dundalk Argus that water was leaking through the roof, causing an indoors safety hazard.

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An Irish judge has called for drink driving sentences to be increased to UK levels and warned that drinking and driving is “neither socially nor morally acceptable”. Judge Keenan Johnson made his comments at Portlaoise Circuit Court while sentencing Finbarr O'Rourke, a commercial traveller from

A last-minute agreement between a refugee at the centre of a high-profile abortion controversy and Ireland's Health Services Executive (HSE) saw a High Court challenge struck out yesterday. A three-day case between Ms Y and the HSE was expected to begin in Dublin yesterday, but barristers acting for

Declan Morgan The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan, has said long-delayed inquests linked to the Troubles should go ahead with all available evidence.